Spring Salad with Mandarin Vinaigrette
By Micki Brown
Serves 4
Salad Ingredients:
1 ½ cups red lettuce, torn or chopped
1 ½ cups Swiss chard, torn or chopped
1 ½ cups dandelion greens, torn or chopped
1 large Fuji apple, cored, quartered and sliced
1 large avocado, diced
½ cup pumpkin seeds
2 large Mandarin oranges, peeled and cut into chunks
½ cup dried cranberries
Mandarin Vinaigrette Ingredients:
Juice and zest of 2 large Mandarin oranges
2 tbsp coconut vinegar (apple cider vinegar works, too)
2 tbsp raw honey (maple syrup if vegan)
1 clove garlic, minced
¼ tsp sea salt
2 tbsp extra virgin olive oil
1
Place salad ingredients in a large bowl. Toss gently.
2
In a 1-pint mason jar, combine vinaigrette ingredients and shake with lid on. When ready to serve, drizzle with vinaigrette.
Ingredients
Salad Ingredients:
1 ½ cups red lettuce, torn or chopped
1 ½ cups Swiss chard, torn or chopped
1 ½ cups dandelion greens, torn or chopped
1 large Fuji apple, cored, quartered and sliced
1 large avocado, diced
½ cup pumpkin seeds
2 large Mandarin oranges, peeled and cut into chunks
½ cup dried cranberries
Mandarin Vinaigrette Ingredients:
Juice and zest of 2 large Mandarin oranges
2 tbsp coconut vinegar (apple cider vinegar works, too)
2 tbsp raw honey (maple syrup if vegan)
1 clove garlic, minced
¼ tsp sea salt
2 tbsp extra virgin olive oil
Directions
1
Place salad ingredients in a large bowl. Toss gently.
2
In a 1-pint mason jar, combine vinaigrette ingredients and shake with lid on. When ready to serve, drizzle with vinaigrette.